Ships Ahoy!

I love tall ships! Masts, rigging, guns, bowsprits, all of it! I toured two ships while I was in New England. The first was the Mayflower II, an exact replica of the first Mayflower that came over in 1620. There was this really cool old guy dressed as a crewman from 1620 going on and on about "these crazed puritans, thinkin' they can tame no man's land, and all over a religious tizzy wiv' the king". It was awesome, I learned so much about the original Mayflower, her crew, and passengers. The bunks on board were so narrow! I was getting claustrophobic just thinking about sleeping in there - sometimes two together! And the crewmen didn't like having passengers just milling about on deck, interfering with their work and all, so all these pilgrims just sat around below decks, in the DARK, singing together and reciting Scripture. I'm amazed at their steadfast courage and faith. I wonder if any of them had realized until that journey what a vastly life-changing commitment they had made, by choosing to follow Christ wherever He led them.